Article Figures & Data
Tables
- Table 1
Types of 93 Reported Charges That Resulted in 85 Incarcerations Among 109 Patients With First-Episode Psychosis*
Reported Types of Charges n (%) Drug- and alcohol-related charges (including DUI) 22 (23.7) Theft-related charges 13 (14.0) Assault or battery/fighting 11 (11.8) Traffic violations (excluding DUI) 8 (8.6) Disorderly conduct, loitering, and not carrying an ID 8 (8.6) Weapons-related charges 7 (7.5) Resisting (e.g., running away, obstructing justice, violating parole) 6 (6.5) Trespassing 5 (5.4) Domestic violence/child abuse 2 (2.2) Miscellaneous 5 (5.4) Unknown 6 (6.5) * Some incarcerations were for multiple charges.
- Table 2
Associations Between History of Incarceration and Sociodemographic, Premorbid, Substance Use-Related, and Clinical Variables in 109 Hospitalized First-Episode Patients
Never Incarcerated (n = 46) History of Incarceration (n = 63) Test Statistic, df, p Age at hospitalization, y 22.8 ± 3.8 23.3 ± 5.3 NS Years of education completed 12.6 ± 2.4 10.9 ± 2.1 t = 3.9, df = 107, p<.001 Gender, male, n (%) 32 (69.6) 51 (81.0) NS PAS premorbid functioning scores* Childhood academic 1.51 ± 0.89 1.72 ± 0.91 NS Early adolescence academic 1.69 ± 0.92 2.10 ± 0.84 NS Late adolescence academic 2.37 ± 1.45 3.42 ± 1.59 t = 2.81, df = 65, p =.007 Childhood social 1.14 ± 1.18 1.29 ± 1.08 NS Early adolescence social 1.52 ± 1.12 1.51 ± 1.15 NS Late adolescence social 1.39 ± 0.90 1.61 ± 1.10 NS Age at first use of nicotine, y 16.4 ± 4.0 15.0 ± 4.0 NS Age at first use of alcohol, y 15.7 ± 2.9 15.0 ± 4.0 NS Age at first use of cannabis, y 17.0 ± 3.6 15.2 ± 4.1 t = 2.03, df = 85, p = .05 SCID alcohol dependence or abuse, n (%) 7 (15.2) 23 (36.5) χ2 = 6.28, df = 1, p = .01 SCID cannabis dependence or abuse, n (%) 19 (41.3) 44 (69.8) χ2 = 9.48, df = 1, p = .003 Axis IV psychosocial problems, n 3.7 ± 1.6 4.8 ± 1.9 t = 3.14 df = 100, p = .002 PANSS symptom scores Positive symptoms 23.1 ± 5.1 25.0 ± 4.8 NS Negative symptoms 20.6 ± 6.8 22.0 ± 6.7 NS General psychopathology symptoms 39.3 ± 8.1 44.6 ± 8.9 t = 3.17 df = 107, p = .002 Data are expressed as the mean ± SD.
* A higher score indicates poorer premorbid functioning.
